By choosing to ignore race, you are, in fact, just living your privilege. And you’re teaching your kids to live their privilege. “Is she black or white?” I asked another mom who was describing a little girl in her son’s class that she thought my family might know. “Oh, we teach our kids to be […]
The reality is, you can’t care about someone you don’t know. And you really can’t know someone unless you listen to them. I remember his hands. They were big and strong. They were soft and comforting. I remember noticing how his skin looked different than mine—dark on top and lighter on the palms. We liked […]
I want my sons to realize that racial relations in our country need healing. I want them to bear the responsibility and burden to help. Race relations in this country are broken. This simple fact, we all know, is black and white. I desperately want our nation to be reconciled. Honestly speaking, my power in […]
